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Nursing SchoolsIn Tacoma, Washington

In Tacoma, there are 3 nursing schools where nursing faculty can find employment. The trends in Tacoma's nursing academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below, which includes nursing training at the following levels:

Statistics

Professional Trends

Tacoma Vs. Washington Nursing Employment

Tacoma

10,470

Washington

90,850

Exactly 10,470 of Washington State's 90,850 nursing professionals work in Tacoma. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of nursing professionals in Tacoma has shrunk by 6%. Overall employment in Tacoma has increased.

Tacoma Vs. Washington Nursing employment growth

83,600

85,640

87,920

90,050

90,850

11,190

11,380

10,690

10,830

10,470

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Grey: Washington

Dark Yellow: Tacoma

Nursing VS. All professions salaries in Tacoma

$63,772

$66,444

$68,066

$68,778

$66,895

$40,140

$41,570

$43,330

$44,480

$45,620

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Light Blue: Nursing in Tacoma

Dark Yellow: All Professions in Tacoma

In Tacoma, salaries for nursing professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $66,895 per year was earned by nursing professionals in Tacoma. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for nursing professionals in Tacoma was $63,772 per year. The growth in the salary of nursing professionals in Tacoma is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Salary percentiles for Nursing professionals in Tacoma

10th percentile

$44,585

25th percentile

$52,295

50th percentile

$63,460

75th percentile

$76,182

90th percentile

$88,904

Nursing professionals in Tacoma earn a median salary of $63,460 per year. The 10% of nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $44,585 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 99% higher salaries.

Average Salaries for Nursing professionals and related professions in Tacoma

Nursing

$66,895

Gerontology

$74,618

BSN

$76,470

RN to BSN

$76,470

Forensic Nursing

$117,080

On average nursing professional salaries in Tacoma are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Nursing schools in Tacoma

3

There are 3 accredited nursing schools in the city. Many of Tacoma's nursing professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

Nursing Faculty Salaries in Tacoma, Washington

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